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FOURTEEN.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
OCTOBER 13. 1956.
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years and longer with many gov
ernments that were not merely
hostile to the Catholic Faith but
hostile to religion of any kind.
The whole question of the re
lations between Church and State
is one that cannot be solved by a
simple rule of thumb. “Render to
Caesar the things that are Cae
sar’s and to God the things that
are God’s” is the principle laid
down by Our Lord Himself; but
the application of that principle
is no very simple matter. The
same persons are in the realm of
Caesar and in the realm of the
Church. The State is bound by the
laws of God as truly- as an indi
vidual is. There are therefore, in-
e v i t a b 1 y , relations . between
Church and State. The manner in
which these relations are organ
ized will vary according to' his
torical circumstances and nation
al temperament. We may thank
God that in the United States we
have reached a satisfactory solu
tion. But it would be naive fo ex
pect that that solution can nec
essarily be the idehl one in coun
tries with a very different histori
cal background.
It is no part of my duty to ex/-
plain or defend everything done
by Catholics in every part of the
world. I should not expect you to
take responsibility for everything
done by Protestants in every part
of the world.
You allege persecution of Prot
estants in various countries and
mention the closing of the 2nd
Baptist church in Madrid. Frankly
I do ot know the facts of that case.
But I do know that other Protest
ant places of worship are open in
Madrid. Certainly any allegations
of this kind deserve investigation,
but one may be permitted to won
der whether the cause of mutual
charity and tolerance may not
best be served by a patient en
deavour to remove misunder
standings rather than by a de
mand from abroad that our'Amer
ican solution be applied in its en
tirety and at once in other coun
tries where conditions are very
different.
May I give you a parallel? In
our own country we have many
thorny problems in connection
with racial anthipies and segrega
tion. I am sure you will agree that
a charitable and equitable solu
tion of these problems will best
be reached if we are left to work
them out in our own way. Criti
cism by foreigners is more like
ly to cause resentment here and
to set back the progress of uni
versal brotherhood rather than to
advance it. In the same way we
can best help the cause of those
who may be unjustly suffering
abroad by avoiding all appearan
ces of interference with their in
ternal afairs whilst doing all we
can to advance the mutual under
standing between Catholic and
Protestant everywhere.
As far as principles go, let me
state that it is a law of the Cath
olic Church that no one may be
coerced into accepting the Cath
olic Faith. It is no part of the law
of the Church that anyone should
be taxed to support a religion in
which he does not believe.
In conclusion may I say I look
forward to receiving your ans
wers to the questions I have rais
ed. I append a list of them for
your convenience I shall be hap
py to think that we have been
able to eyphange information at
this courteous and understanding
level. As you rightly remark, “our
purposes must be the same, the
honouring of God’s name and the
salvation of the world”. May this
exchange further that end. May
Our Lord bless you and your
brethren and (to quote St. Thomas
More’s words to those who differ
ed from him in religion) “May we
ail one day be merry together in
Heaven”.
GERALD P. O’HARA
Archbishop-Bishop of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta Apostolic
Delegate in Great Britain
28th November 1955
Your answers to the following
questions would help us greatly
to understand your position.
1 How do you decide which
writings are part of Sacred Scrip
ture and which not?
2. On what grounds do you hold
that the Sacred Scriptures are
divinely inspired?
3. When conflicting interpre
tations of the Sacred text are
possible (e. g. on divorce, on the
meaning of the Eucharist etc.,)
how does one decide which is the
true one?
Our guarantee on these matters
is the unbroken tradition of the
Church. What is yours?
4. Do you believe good works
are necessary for salvation, or is
it enough for a man to profess
faith in Christ?
5 Do you believe that Christ
died for all men? If so would you
care to. explain more fully the 21st
article of the 1st Baptist Confes
sion of 1664 “Jesus Christ by His
death did purchase salvation for
the elect that God gave unto Him;
these only have interest in Him
and fellowship with Him.” Do
you believe in fact that a sincere
Catholic can be saved?
6. Why are your references to
the Mother of Christ so often lack
ing in any kind of affection for
her?
7. Do you deny to the images of
Christ and His mother the honour
which you rightly pay to the pho
tographs of your parents.
Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara
54 Parkside
London S. W. 19, England
Dea^j Bishop O’Hara:
Please let me thank you for
your letter of November 28, en
closing a fuller discussion of the
questions which I raised in my
letter to you of October 19 .
May I say that I appreciate the
whole spirit of your communica
tion and the fullness with which
you dealt with these questions. I
am also mindful of your courtesy
in using the Authaorized Version
for scripture references
Due to a very heavy schedule,
the time of year, and to the im
portance of these questions, it will
take me a few weeks to prepare
my answers to your questions and
to discuss the matters before us.
I shall write as soon as possible.
May I take this opportunity to
wish you a happy Christmas and
the blessings of God for all the
coming Years.
I am happy to feel that possibly
our exchange of correspondence
may be a means to a better under
standing and fellowship among
Christian people, and of briging
honor to the name of Him who
said “and there shall be one fold,
and one shepherd.” (John 1016).
Sincerely yours,
DICK H. HALL, JR.
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